Bodhisattva of Universal Goodness, Virtue, & Worthiness
Symbolizes praxis (diligent practice of Buddhist tenets)Often depicted riding a white elephant.
The six tusks represent overcoming attachment to the six senses, while the elephant symbolizes the power of Buddhism to overcome all obstacles.

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A villager then tells them the story of Shōkū, who longed to worship the living Fugen, and was directed in a dream to seek the Lady of Eguchi.
Fascinated, the monk begins to repeat a sutra by her grave. A boat, brightly moonlit, appears, bearing the Lady along with two singing girls. They sing of the unhappiness of mortals ensnared in illusion and condemned to be reborn. In conclusion, they remind the monk that "all things are a moment's refuge";
the Lady reveals her identity as Fugen, and ascends into the clouds.

The Courtesan of Eguchi as the Bodhisattva Fugen
Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797–1858)

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The poet-monk Saigyo (1118–1190) recorded a conversation with a prostitute named Eguchi in his personal poetry collection, creating the basis for legends about their encounter.
Later writers embellished the story with various scenes of Eguchi repenting her profession, taking religious vows, and ascending to the Western Paradise.
Hokusai’s small painting parodies a moment when Eguchi appears before the monk as a manifestation of the Bodhisattva Fugen, whose usual vehicle is a white elephant.
Dressed in the manner of a modern courtesan—front-tied sleeping robes with a patterned over-robe Eguchi here lounges invitingly with one knee raised as the monk attentively looks on.

SHAKYOO . shakyo 写経
Copying Buddhist Sutras is very popular in Japan, the most common one is the Heart Sutra (Hanya Shinkyo 般若心経).
Arima sensei is referring to the Chinese character of "elephant 象" 、which has many strokes and needs concentration to write properly.

He sits on a pedestal with one white elephant having three heads, or three elepants, or even 20 elephants. On a set with four elepants, a deity of each heavenly direction sits on the head of each elephant.